BHC rejects Musharraf's medical report in Bugti murder case

QUETTA - The Balochistan High Court (BHC) Wednesday rejected the medical report of former president General Pervez Musharraf during the hearing of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s murder case. The court also expressed annoyance over non-appearance of Musharraf in the case.

Jamil Bugti, the son of Nawab Akbar Bugti, had challenged the acquittal of former president in his father's murder from an anti-terrorist court in Quetta earlier this year in BHC.

An FIR was registered under sections 302 and 304 of the Pakistan Penal Code against Musharraf and others in 2009 for their alleged involvement in Bugti’s murder.

Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in an operation in Balochistan's rugged mountains of Taratani in Kohlu district on August 26, 2006. Bugti had led an armed campaign to press for provincial autonomy and a greater share of profits from Balochistan’s natural resources. The death of the Baloch chieftain had sparked angry protests in parts of the country.